Though the room rates may be well beyond most travelers, the lunch at the E&O Hotel Sarkies Corner is an experience all unto itself that should not be missed while you are in Penang. The lunch specials are less than $10 and come as a wonderful mixture of Malay/South Asian/South East Asian dishes served in tin ware. The typical special will include a beef/lamb/vegetable/ and chicken dish. You can have iced tea with it—or perhaps it is ginger beer that you want to try with your meal.Sarkies Corner's dining room is a colonial coffee shop setting looking out on the channel that offers all-day dining and truly celebrates Penang's diverse cultural crossroads heritage and the influence other cultures and spices have had in its foods. Choose from a wide selection of delicious local fare and various international cuisine. It has tables that seat about 150 people.
Breakfast is from 6:30am to 10:30am
All-Day Dining from 10:30am to 11:00pm
Situated in Georgetown at the intersection of Farquhar Road and Penang Road, the Eastern & Oriental is right next to the food havens on Penang Road, shopping complexes and several entertainment outlets of downtown Georgetown.